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Taxon: Carex lenticularis Michx.

Genus: Carex
Family: Cyperaceae subfamily: Cyperoideae tribe: Cariceae.
Nomen number: 417210
Place of publication: Fl. bor.-amer. 2:172. 1803
Name verified on: 19-Sep-2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


See also subordinate taxa:


Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Subarctic America: Canada - Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory; United States - Alaska [s.]
    Eastern Canada: Canada - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec; St. Pierre and Miquelon
    Western Canada: Canada - Alberta [n.e.], British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan [n.]
    Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan [n.], New Hampshire, New York [n.e.], Vermont
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Minnesota [n.e.], Wisconsin
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Idaho, Montana [w.], Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona, California, Nevada [w.], Utah [n.]

References:

  • Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory. [mentions].
  • Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora.
  • Crow, G. E. & C. B. Hellquist. 2000. Aquatic and wetland plants of northeastern North America, 2 vol.
  • Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2.
  • Haines, A. & T. F. Vining. 1998. Flora of Maine: a manual for identification of native and naturalized vascular plants of Maine.
  • Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.
  • Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955–1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
  • Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada.
  • Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  • Standley, L. A. 1985. Systematics of the Acutae group of Carex (Cyperaceae) in the Pacific Northwest. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 7:59.
  • Voss, E. 1972–. Michigan flora.
  • Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
  • Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Carex lenticularis Michx.:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?417210 (23 May 2013)

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